Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple effect, dramatically affecting the lives of families, friends
and communities.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, every year, more than 800 000 people die by suicide - one person every 40 seconds. It is a public health issue that affects communities, provinces and entire countries.
Young people are among those most affected; suicide is now the second leading cause of death for those between the ages of 15 and 29 years globally. The numbers differ between countries, but it is the low- and middle-income countries that bear most of the global suicide
burden, with an estimated 75 per cen...